AAU closely monitors and advocates for the budgets of federal agencies that are the primary funders of student financial aid and higher education programs, faculty scholarship, and basic scientific research that are vital to innovation and our nation’s economic competitiveness and national security.
Included in this section is budget information about education and research programs at:
AFRI DOD DOE ED NASA NEH NIH NSF
See Also: Appropriations Tables, Innovation & Competitiveness, and Reducing Regulatory Burden.
Representative Bonomici (D-OR) is leading a “Dear Colleague” letters requesting $815 Million for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in FY23. IES is a semi-independent and nonpartisan agency of the U.S. Department of Education that evaluates education policies and advances education research. Its programs produce evidence-based practices that strengthen teaching and learning, and information that is used to measure the effectiveness of educational reform
Representatives David Price (D-NC) and Young Kim (R-CA) are leading a “Dear Colleague” letters requesting at least $161.4 million in funding International Education and Foreign Language Studies in FY23
Representative David Price and Senator Jack Reed are leading a “Dear Colleague” letters requesting at least $204 million in funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in FY23. Please see the below instructions provided by the National Humanities Alliance (NHA) regarding the House and Senate Dear Colleague Letters supporting the NEH.
Each year, AAU provides budget recommendations for federal investments in student aid programs and scientific research conducted at America's universities. The document below compares AAU's FY23 requests to the FY23 PBR as well as final FY22 and FY21.
The Friends of Institute of Education Sciences, a coalition of 38 higher education organizations and universities including AAU, sent a letter encouraging House and Senate appropriators to provide at least $815 million for IES in the FY23 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
Each year, AAU provides budget recommendations for federal investments in student aid programs and scientific research conducted at America's universities.
AAU urges Congress to provide $814.5 million for the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) in FY23. IES supports high-quality education research that results in teaching and learning innovations that offer tremendous returns for our society.
AAU urges Congress to provide $700 million to fund the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) in FY23. AFRI is the premier competitive grants program for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education in support of our nation’s food and agricultural systems.
AAU urges Congress to provide $161.1 million for Title VI International Education programs in FY23. Due to budget reductions in FY11 these programs sustained a 43% reduction that has not kept pace with inflation.
AAU urges Congress to provide at least $204 million for the National Endowment for the Humanities in FY23. NEH grants support the humanities nationwide—including history, English, and civics—which are fundamental to learning and essential for full participation in a modern democracy.